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Academics shine a critical light on progressive Christians
[Editor’s note: This article first appeared at “The Stream.”] Elites have long seen conservative Christians as intolerant and obsessed with politics. It’s a simple view that few have been able successfully to complicate into a more realistic picture.
Academics Shine a Critical Light on Progressive Christians
By Lewis Waha Published on July 31, 2021 Elites have long seen conservative Christians as intolerant and obsessed with politics. It’s a simple view that few have been able successfully to complicate into a more realistic picture. George Yancey and Ashlee Quosigk may have done so in their new book One Faith No Longer: The Transformation of Christianity in Red and Blue America. From sociological research data, they argue that progressive and conservative Christians are headed for a permanent split.
Who’s Afraid of Religious Reasoning?
Rather than suppose that mutual respect requires we hunker down and leave each other’s beliefs unexamined, Americans must continue to value a rigorous, sometimes uncomfortable exchange of ideas. Contrary to elite opinion, traditional Christians can hold their own giving reasons in the public square.
Who's Afraid of Religious Reasoning?
If people fear what they don’t understand, then one of the most feared things today is religious liberty. It’s standard practice for mainstream and left-leaning news outlets to handle the notion with scare quotes when it conflicts with the civil rights claims of sexual minorities.
Lewis Waha, guest columnist: America well served by talking religion in public square
If people fear what they don’t understand, then one of the most feared things today is religious liberty. It’s standard practice for mainstream and left-leaning news outlets to handle the notion with scare quotes when it conflicts with the civil rights claims of sexual minorities.
Lewis Waha, guest columnist: Supreme Court must determine if cake decorators are artists
The culture wars will flare up again when the U.S. Supreme Court soon decides whether Colorado baker Jack Phillips may refuse to bake cakes for same-sex weddings. Charlie Craig and David Mullins sued the baker after he declined their cake request in 2012. State bureaucrats subsequently found Phillips guilty of discrimination. Now, in Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v.
Constitutional Democracy doesn't debase, it dignifies
By LEWIS WAHA Guest Columnist It didn’t take long after Mitt Romney announced his U.S. Senate bid for new digs at his personality to surface. As one critique goes, Romney is mismatched to America because it doesn’t dole out titles of nobility for excellent character like some Old World aristocracy. Thank you for reading some of our articles, please login or subscribe if you would like to read more.
Constitutional democracy doesn’t debase, it dignifies
It didn’t take long after Mitt Romney announced his U.S. Senate bid for new digs at his personality to surface. As , Romney is mismatched to America because it doesn’t dole out titles of nobility for excellent character like some Old World aristocracy. Rather, the American political system rewards plebian traits.
Constitutional Democracy Doesn't Debase, It Dignifies
It's tough to make sense of why someone would want to figuratively exile a statesman like Romney while seeming to exult the match between America and the boorish side of President Trump. Not long after Mitt Romney announced his bid for the U.S. Senate media pundits began criticizing him. Some writers began taking shots at his personality—suggesting that his "excellent character" is not fit for the American political system.
Evangelicals must not fear politics
Evangelical Christians are known for being political creatures, but not all are politically inclined. A recent CNN report indicates a portion of evangelicals keep politics at “arm’s length” and “are reluctant to fuse the sacred sphere of religion with profane politics.” This wariness may come from supposing politics is simply the struggle for resources.
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